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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Tommy's comment to Deanna when she was thirteen make such an impact on her?
(a) She thought it was sweet.
(b) She thought he was saying he was interested in her.
(c) She thought her brother put him up to it.
(d) She felt it was the first time anyone had ever paid attention to her.

2. What does Deanna let slip while talking to Stacy?
(a) Darren is angry with Stacy.
(b) Her idea of Deanna living with Stacy and Darren.
(c) Deanna would not mind babysitting.
(d) Deanna is dating Tommy again.

3. What does Deanna think about Lee when her mother mentions Sunday morning?
(a) Lee still believes in the teachings of the church.
(b) Lee never has never believed in the teachings of the church.
(c) Lee wouldn't be caught dead inside a church.
(d) Lee tries to get Deanna to go to church with her.

4. How does Jason take the news that Stacy knows about Deanna's plan to live with her and Darren?
(a) He thinks it's a bad idea.
(b) Jason finds it hard to believe Stacy is in favor of the idea.
(c) He is happy that Stacy is in agreement with the idea.
(d) Jason is suspicious that the young couple does not know.

5. How does Deanna sometimes feel when Lee and Jason are together?
(a) Happy.
(b) Left out.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Concerned.

6. Who gives Deanna a ride home from Safeway?
(a) Her father.
(b) Jason.
(c) Darren.
(d) Tommy.

7. For how many years has Deanna's father not really spoken to her or looked at her?
(a) He has not acted any differently.
(b) Three years since the incident in the car.
(c) A few months since the incident in the car.
(d) Ten years since the incident in the car.

8. Why is Deanna's father angry with her?
(a) For saying she wants to move out with Stacy and Darren.
(b) For calling her father a jerk.
(c) For not telling him about getting a job.
(d) For ignoring her father's restrictions.

9. What does Deanna's mother offer her that Deanna does not ask for?
(a) Ice Cream.
(b) Advice.
(c) Permission to borrow the car.
(d) Chocolate chip cookies.

10. About what does Lee ask Deanna's advice?
(a) What to wear to Disneyland.
(b) Having sex with Jason.
(c) Breaking up with Jason.
(d) What to take on vacation.

11. How old is the person in the car with Deanna?
(a) 24.
(b) 17.
(c) 35.
(d) 15.

12. What does Darren tell Deanna that shocks her?
(a) Their dad hit him.
(b) He is thinking of moving out.
(c) Stacy is pregnant again.
(d) Stacy is leaving him.

13. Where is Lee about to go with her family?
(a) Disneyland.
(b) Camping.
(c) Sea World.
(d) Santa Cruz.

14. Instead of a diary, what does a teacher suggest the students keep?
(a) A journal.
(b) A photo essay.
(c) A video of their activities.
(d) A recording of their thoughts.

15. What happens when Jason comes up to Deanna and the senior boys?
(a) The boys ask him why he hangs out with such a loser.
(b) He is roughed up.
(c) He is ignored.
(d) He is taunted also.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Deanna and Lee do later in the day?

2. What does Lee think about Stacy's suspicions about the clerk?

3. What does Deanna give the girl on the waves?

4. What does Deanna think of Darren as a father?

5. When does Deanna have an encounter with a gang of senior boys?

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